# AM radio in cars **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713 "2023-05-19T10:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713/21 "2023-05-22T23:37:15Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > music in the car we just stream Pandora to the car’s audio system via Bluetooth. I’m somewhat of a cell-phone luddite, mine works only for calls, text, nothing much else. But I’m presuming Pandora is a smart-phone app that allows listening to radio stations via the cell phone. I can see what you’re saying though, good points. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713/22 "2023-05-23T12:42:48Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Are you thinking at some point, exclusively paid-subscription services for both in-car and home media programming? hmmm … certainly seems possible, but plausible? Who says it has to be a paid subscription? I listen to Spotify a lot. Especially when on trips and don’t want to spend time channel surfing. Spotify has a free subscription, but you have to listen to commercials (which are significantly fewer than radio stations). ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713/23 "2023-05-23T13:05:12Z")
> [@shanonia](#): > > I have been a fan of AM since I was kid in the 1950s and would miss it, especially at night, when hearing DX (distant) stations was intriguing. +1 Back in the '60s, on Sunday nights, I used to listen to WOWO, broadcasting from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Their signal was not strong, but I was able to pick it up in NJ with my little Zenith transistor radio. The reason for listening to that station was because every radio station in the NY/NJ market broadcast religious programming on Sunday night, and I wanted to listen to rock music. Getting back to the present, I read that the reason (excuse??) for dropping AM from EV models is because the electric motors cause too much interference with the AM signal. Although I rarely tune-into an AM station, my Lexus plug-in hybrid does have AM on its entertainment system. When I am operating the vehicle in EV mode (which is most of the time) there is no degradation of the AM signal. I think that the claimed reason for deleting AM from certain EVs is… not valid. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713/24 "2023-05-23T16:26:41Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > I think that the claimed reason for deleting AM from certain EVs is… not valid. Or, Lexus felt it was worth the effort to shield the antenna/radio and include filtering to allow the car to also have AM reception, static free. That doesn’t mean the interference doesn’t exist or is not a problem to be overcome… ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713/25 "2023-05-23T18:22:19Z")
Good point, Turbo! ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713/26 "2023-05-23T18:53:17Z")
> **[Ford reverses course on AM radio, will include it in new cars](https://autos.yahoo.com/ford-reverses-course-am-radio-162200874.html)** > > CEO Jim Farley just vowed to keep the AM radio in both Ford and Lincoln cars for the foreseeable future. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713.md?page=1)